Change language and orientation on Apple Watch (2024)

If you’ve set up your iPhone to use more than one language, you can choose the language that appears on your AppleWatch.

  1. Open the AppleWatch app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap My Watch, go to General> Language & Region, tap Custom, then choose a language.

To add a language, tap Add Language, then make a choice.

Note: In supported languages that use grammatical gender, you can choose your term of address to specify how you would like to be addressed throughout the system (feminine, masculine, or neutral).

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Change language and orientation on Apple Watch (2024)

FAQs

Change language and orientation on Apple Watch? ›

Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Tap My Watch, go to General > Language & Region, tap Custom, then choose a language.

Can I change Apple Watch orientation? ›

Switch wrists or Digital Crown orientation

You can also open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, then go to General > Watch Orientation.

How do I rotate the screen in my Apple Watch? ›

How to rotate your Apple Watch screen
  1. Go into the Settings-app.
  2. Go to 'General' settings.
  3. Hit 'Orientation' to go to the screen rotation settings.
  4. Select which wrist the Watch is on.
  5. Select which side you want the Digital Crown to be on.
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How do I change my Apple Watch to portrait? ›

Create a photo watch face

See Change the watch face on your Apple Watch. , swipe up, tap Create Watch Face, then choose to create a Portraits, Photos, or Kaleidoscope watch face. To learn how to choose a different photo album, see Choose a photo album and manage storage on Apple Watch.

How do I change language settings? ›

Change the language on your Android device
  1. On your Android device, tap Settings .
  2. Tap System Languages & input. Languages. If you can't find "System," then under "Personal," tap Languages & input Languages.​
  3. Tap Add a language. and choose the language that you want to use.
  4. Drag your language to the top of the list.

Where do I change my Apple Watch settings? ›

Open the Apple Watch app
  1. On your iPhone, tap the Apple Watch app icon.
  2. Tap My Watch to see the settings for your Apple Watch.

How do I change the layout on my Apple Watch? ›

Rearrange your apps in grid view

If the screen is in list view, swipe to the bottom of the screen, then tap Grid View. Or open the Settings app on your Apple Watch, tap App View, then tap Grid View. Touch and hold an app, then drag the app to a new location. Press the Digital Crown when you're done.

How to customize Apple Watch face? ›

With the watch face showing, touch and hold the display, then tap Edit. Swipe left all the way to the end. If a face offers complications, they're shown on the last screen. Tap a complication to select it, then turn the Digital Crown to choose a new one—Activity or Heart Rate, for example.

Can you change Apple Watch layout? ›

Rearrange your apps in grid view

On your Apple Watch, press the Digital Crown to go to the Home Screen. If the screen is in list view, swipe to the bottom of the screen, then tap Grid View. Or open the Settings app on your Apple Watch, tap App View, then tap Grid View.

Does Apple Watch orientation matter? ›

Although it's possible to wear your Apple Watch on either wrist without changing anything, having the wrong wrist orientation will prevent various system and health-related features—such as Wake on Wrist Raise and taking an ECG with your Watch—from working correctly.

Can you flip the watch screen? ›

On your watch, navigate to and open Settings, tap General, and then tap Orientation. Note: You can also access these settings in the Galaxy Wearable app on your connected phone. Select Left or Right under Wrist. Then, select Left or Right under Key position.

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